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Chico News & Review Turns 30, Outs Longtime Film Criticnew
"On Aug. 30, 1977, when the staff of the Chico News & Review published their first issue, they didn't have much time to reflect on the impossibility of the endeavor," the News & Review staff writes. "Had they stopped to think about it and been reasonable people, they might have given up on the spot. The odds were against them." As part of the paper's special anniversary package, the News & Review also reveals the true identity of film reviewer "Juan-Carlos Selznick," who has been writing for 29 of the paper's 30 years -- he's actually local English professor Pete Hogue.
Chico News & Review |
07-19-2007 11:10 am |
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Tags: Management, Chico News & Review
Overture Films Partners With PHDnew
Advertising Age |
07-19-2007 11:18 am |
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Dailies' Ad Sales Show Accelerating Dropnew
Wall Street Journal |
07-19-2007 11:01 am |
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California Daily Outsources Ad Jobs to Indianew
Editor & Publisher |
07-19-2007 9:10 am |
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Four Months In, Tony Ortega Discusses the State of The Village Voicenew
The editor tells MediaBistro he's most proud of bringing "a newsier focus to the front of the book" and the addition of a metro column by Tom Robbins. Though the early '07 storyline painted the Voice as a newspaper rife with inner turmoil and conflict, Ortega says that wasn't what he saw when he arrived. "I didn't find tumult so much as a group of people wanting to end the distractions and simply put out a newspaper," he says. "Those first few weeks were busy, but almost right away we were focused on the things that matter, like developing good stories." He also says that he -- like others at the AAN Convention last month -- remains "cautiously optimistic" about the future of the alt-weekly. "The dailies, after all, are being told by consultants to go free, increase local coverage, and write with some attitude -- all things we're already doing," he says.
MediaBistro |
07-18-2007 11:31 am |
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M. Wartella Starts Local Comic for The Village Voicenew
Editor & Publisher |
07-18-2007 1:08 pm |
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San Francisco TV Station Creates a 'Futures Market' for Newsnew
SF Weekly |
07-18-2007 10:45 am |
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Google Expands Test of Newspaper Ad Salesnew
AP via Editor & Publisher |
07-18-2007 10:21 am |
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Tags: Retail Advertising
Washington City Paper Story Sets Off 'Clique Warfare'new
That's what the Washington Post is calling the reaction to City Paper's cover story about the "online 'closed social network' catering to preppy bons vivants" known as Late Night Shots. According to The Hill, the story "had [Late Night Shots] looking very elitist, a little racist and fairly misogynistic. What's more, reporter Angela Valdez named names." Since the story came out last week, City Paper's website has been "on fire" with "threats of lawsuits, attacks on Valdez and a rousing debate on social strata," the Hill reports. Editor Erik Wemple says he knew the story would get some play, but didn't think it would cause such a stir. Writers over at Wonkette remain less-than-impressed by the controversy, and by Late Night Shots in general: "When they quit crying that the mean free alt-weekly made fun of them and get back to coming up with comical terms for date rape and revealing their intense fear of black people without stock portfolios, maybe we'll once again give them the attention they so intensely desire."
The Washington Post | The Hill |
07-17-2007 2:06 pm |
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New Haven Advocate Wins Anti-Gun Bumper Sticker Contestnew
When the Advocate staff learned that the New Haven Police Department was holding a bumper sticker contest to advertise its gun hotline, they kicked around dozens of ideas, riffing on common bumper stickers. Ultimately, the paper decided to submit two: "My child is an Honor Student ... who hasn't learned how to fire a gun," and "I'd rather NOT be shooting a gun." The latter beat out 24 other slogans in votes cast by around 200 cops, the Hartford Courant reports. Advocate staff writer Chris Arnott wrote the text and production manager Matthew Ford did the design, according to the New Haven Independent. "This is a genuine thing," Arnott said at a press conference unveiling the stickers. "Not a snarky Advocate thing."
Hartford Courant | New Haven Independent |
07-17-2007 11:22 am |
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Tags: Management, New Haven Advocate
Cleveland Scene Staffer Tapped to Write Booknew
D.X. Ferris will author one of the first of the popular 33 1/3 books on heavy metal, according to a press release. The book series "documents some of the most important albums ever made," and Ferris will turn his attention to Slayer with 33 1/3: Reign in Blood. For the book, which is due out in Spring 2008, he's turning to like-minded Slayer fans for their input, via MySpace. "This is a cool project, and your questions will make it better," says Ferris. "And that way, in a few months, once you've dropped a few bucks on the thing, you won't put it down and think, 'I wish he would have written about this, that, and the other thing.'"
Continuum Books Press Release, via Roadrunner Records |
07-17-2007 8:22 am |
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ABC to Integrate Print Readership, Online Audience Into Circ Reportsnew
NAA press release |
07-17-2007 11:06 am |
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Study Shows 'Green Marketing' is Still Nichenew
Marketing & Strategy Innovation |
07-17-2007 10:59 am |
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Why Your Web Marketing Strategy Needs a Widgetnew
Fast Company |
07-17-2007 10:47 am |
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Artisan Distilleries Find New Market for Whiskey and Other Spiritsnew
AP via MSNBC |
07-17-2007 10:29 am |
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Tags: Retail Advertising
